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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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