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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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