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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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