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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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