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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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