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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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