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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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