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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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