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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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