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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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