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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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