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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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