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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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