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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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