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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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