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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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