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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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