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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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