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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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