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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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