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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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