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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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