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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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