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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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