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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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