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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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