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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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