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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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