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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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