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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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