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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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