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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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