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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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