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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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