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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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