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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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