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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers 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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