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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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