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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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