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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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