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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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