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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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