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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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