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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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