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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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