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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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