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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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