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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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