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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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