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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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