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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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