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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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