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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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