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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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