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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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