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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What 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 educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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