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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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