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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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