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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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