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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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