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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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