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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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