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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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