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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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