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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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