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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business 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 innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key 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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