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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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