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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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