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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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