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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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