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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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