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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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