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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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