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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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