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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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