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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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