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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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