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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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