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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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