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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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