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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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