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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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