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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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