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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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