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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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