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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies 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 stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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