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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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