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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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