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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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