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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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