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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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