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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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