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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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