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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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