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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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