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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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