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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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