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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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