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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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