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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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