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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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