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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning enable people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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