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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part 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. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important 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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