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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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