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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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