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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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