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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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