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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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