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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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