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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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