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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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