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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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