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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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