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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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