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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. 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 online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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