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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative 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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