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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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