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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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