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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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