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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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