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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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