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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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