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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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