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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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