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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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