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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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