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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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