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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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