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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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