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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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