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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What 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 we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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