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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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