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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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