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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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