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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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