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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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