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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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