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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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