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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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