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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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