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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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