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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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