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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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