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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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