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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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