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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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