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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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