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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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