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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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