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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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