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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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