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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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