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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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