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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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