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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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