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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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