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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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