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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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