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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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