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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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