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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about 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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