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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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