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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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