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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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