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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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