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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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