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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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