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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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