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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the dramatic 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 describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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