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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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