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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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