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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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