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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the exciting 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 scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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