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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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