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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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