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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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