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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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