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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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