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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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