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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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