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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. 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 MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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