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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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