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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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