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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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