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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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