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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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