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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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