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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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