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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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