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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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