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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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