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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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