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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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