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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we 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 massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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