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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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