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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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