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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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