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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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