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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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