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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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