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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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