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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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