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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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