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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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