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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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