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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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