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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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