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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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