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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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