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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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