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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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