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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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