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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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