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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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