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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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