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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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