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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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