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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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