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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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