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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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