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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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