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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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