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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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