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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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