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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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