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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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