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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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