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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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