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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines 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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