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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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