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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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