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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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