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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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