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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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