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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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