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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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