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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important 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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