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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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