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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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