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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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