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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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