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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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