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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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