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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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