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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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