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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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