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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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