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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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