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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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