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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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