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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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