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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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