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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What 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 participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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