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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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