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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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