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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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