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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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