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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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