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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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