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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models 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 institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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