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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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