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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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