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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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