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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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