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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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