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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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