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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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