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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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