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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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