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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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