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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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