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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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