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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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