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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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