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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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