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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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