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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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