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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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