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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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