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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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