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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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