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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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