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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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