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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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