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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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