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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions 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 we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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