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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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