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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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