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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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