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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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