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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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