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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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