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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing 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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