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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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