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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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