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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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