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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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