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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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