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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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