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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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