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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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