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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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