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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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