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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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