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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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