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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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