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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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