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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key 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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