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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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