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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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