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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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