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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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