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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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