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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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