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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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