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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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