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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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