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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure 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 assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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