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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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