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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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