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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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