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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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