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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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