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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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