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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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