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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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