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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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