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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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