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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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