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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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