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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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