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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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