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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines 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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