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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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