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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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