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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. 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 massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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