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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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