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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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