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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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