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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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