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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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