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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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