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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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