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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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