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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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