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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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