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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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