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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions 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 poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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