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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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