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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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