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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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