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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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