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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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