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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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