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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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