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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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