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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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