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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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