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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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