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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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