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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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