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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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