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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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