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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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