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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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