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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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