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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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