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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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