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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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