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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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