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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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