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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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