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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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