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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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