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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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