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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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