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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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