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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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