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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What 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 we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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