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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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