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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors 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 MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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