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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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