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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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