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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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