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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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