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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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