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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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