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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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