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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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