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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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