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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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