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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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