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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators 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 teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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