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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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