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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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