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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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