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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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