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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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