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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business 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 participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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