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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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