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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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