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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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