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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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