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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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