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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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