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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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