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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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