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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts 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 subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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