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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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