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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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