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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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