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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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