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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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