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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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