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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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