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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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