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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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