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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive 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 education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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