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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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