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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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