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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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