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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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