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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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