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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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