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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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