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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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