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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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