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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. 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 online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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