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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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