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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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