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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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