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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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