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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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