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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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