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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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