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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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