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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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