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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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