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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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