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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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