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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important 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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