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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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