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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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