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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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