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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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