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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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