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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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