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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure 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 classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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