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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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