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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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