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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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