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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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