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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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