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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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