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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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