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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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