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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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