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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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