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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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