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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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