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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses 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. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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