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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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