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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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