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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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