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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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