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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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