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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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