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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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