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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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