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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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