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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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