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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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