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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies 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 we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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