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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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