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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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