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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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