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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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