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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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