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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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