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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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