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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. 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. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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