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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses 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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