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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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