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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the 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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