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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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