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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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