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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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