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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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