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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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