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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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