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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. 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 MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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