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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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