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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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