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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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