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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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