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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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