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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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