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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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