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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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