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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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