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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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