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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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