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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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