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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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