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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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