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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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