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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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