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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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