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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free 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 a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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