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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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