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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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