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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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